Felix Nartey
Felix Nartey | |
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 Felix Nartey at Wiki Indaba 2017 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Known for | Wikipedia editor |
| Awards | Wikipedian of the Year (2017) |
Felix Nartey is a Ghanaian who was named as Wikipedian of the Year in August 2017 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.[1]
Early life
Felix Nartey was born in Tema, Ghana, a suburb of Accra.[2] He graduated from Pope John Secondary School in 2008 and Central University College with a B.Sc. in 2013, and as of 2017 was working on an M.B.A. from the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.[3] He became a banker by profession.[2]
Wikipedia editing
Nartey joined the Wikimedia movement in 2012.[1] He adds content about his home country, Ghana, and leads several initiatives to promote the importance of editing Wikipedia, include GLAM activities, the Wikipedia Education Program, and the Wikipedia Library.[4] Nartey served as the community manager for Wikimedia Ghana.[4][5][6] He is also a member of the core team of the Firefox Africa Group[2] and co-founder of the Open Foundation West Africa.[7][8][9]
In his Wikipedian of the Year dedication, Wales mentioned that Nartey played a leading role in the organisation of the 2nd Wiki Indaba conference 2017 in Accra, and has been critical in building up the local communities in Africa.[10]
References
- ^ a b Elsharbaty, Samir (16 August 2017). "Felix Nartey named Wikimedian of the Year for 2017". Wikimedia Blog. Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Wiki Loves Women Team". Wiki Loves Women. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Felix Nartey". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Mizrahi, Ruby; Elsharbaty, Samir; Kozlowski, Tomasz (2017-01-11). "Writing Ghana into Wikipedia: Felix Nartey". Wikimedia Blog. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Akpah, Prince (2016-03-04). "Ghana Celebrates 15 Years Of Wikipedia". News of the South. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Gargantini, Gabriele (2016-07-03). "Esino Lario ha fatto "Modifica"". Il Post (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "WikiFundi launched to help editors contribute to Wikipedia offline". WikiFundi. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Esson, Theresah (2017-04-19). "PRAAD receives support to digitise archival information". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Open Foundation West Africa Holds First Creative Commons Salon in Ghana". OFWA. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ Wikimania 2017 Closing Ceremony. 13 August 2017.